Whiting at the Rouse

[rosco1974]

ray maybe take your pots over there and give it a go for crabs and let others know how you go instead of waiting for others to do the ground work for you...as for your pots at green..the crabs have dropped off there in recient weeks as they do every year..with the tidal run through there this weekend those cheap bcf pots u use would be moving in the current..my heavy duty pots 1250mm round with 10 mm rings where moving today on the run in tide...once a pot starts moving it spooks the crabs and they wont pot..good feed on the tings by the way..
cheers rosco

[bondy99]

Rosco1974 and solemandowunder,

This is my opinion and observation. I would agree that strong tides will do that especially when it was coming up the strongest and highest tides for the weekend.

The suggestion I would say is test the theory I have by placing the pots in the slower run tides (lowest of the high tides).

I too have heavy duty but wont be dropping those in unless I run shotgun over em.

Maybe these can be tried where the tings were encountered, if there is any seagrass in the location then cant see any reason why blue swimmer aka sandies wont be there.

Robsue, thanks for sharing the intel with solemandownunder.

Cheers, Bondy

[bondy99]

Scott Ashe,

Good to hear you managed to get out. I know a few spots where you will be guaranteed of getting nice muddies, but you will need to sink the pots for at least 1 hour and have a fish.

If there are no crabs in the pot by that time, then transfer to an area not far from the original spot and leave them for another hour.

All up you will need to be on the water for a good 4 to 5 hours. Water depth will vary. One could anchor up or drift around for flathead or use a lure and see what's around.

All the big muddies will be in deeper holes, channels, as the water temp increases they will make their way up to the shallow areas.

Bondy

[solemandownunder]

ray maybe take your pots over there and give it a go for crabs and let others know how you go instead of waiting for others to do the ground work for you...as for your pots at green..the crabs have dropped off there in recient weeks as they do every year..with the tidal run through there this weekend those cheap bcf pots u use would be moving in the current..my heavy duty pots 1250mm round with 10 mm rings where moving today on the run in tide...once a pot starts moving it spooks the crabs and they wont pot..good feed on the tings by the way..
cheers rosco

VERY valid point there M8, believe it or not I am thumping my head on the puter table, berating myself for not having the nous to work it out for meself...feel a bit stupid atm

I mean...I am out there for the tings...so of COURSE it would be the way to go....btw, thanks for the tidal movement explanation.

If you beat me a bit more often I might just get the message

Thanks again, Ray.

[Still_Dreamin]

Last weekend we stayed over at tangas so I dropped four pots about 100m south of the jetty. Got your keepers but lots of jennies and 1 wobbegong. Can't see why you wouldn't get sandies again further south. Got the most jennies in the 3-5 m pots and the keeper bucks were in the deepest pot 9m

[bondy99]

Last weekend we stayed over at tangas so I dropped four pots about 100m south of the jetty. Got your keepers but lots of jennies and 1 wobbegong. Can't see why you wouldn't get sandies again further south. Got the most jennies in the 3-5 m pots and the keeper bucks were in the deepest pot 9m

Nice one,

Western side of Tangas is very shallow , was you heading towards Welshpool?